“If you wander by Santana Row anytime soon, you’re likely to see an unusual sight: People listening to Irish jigs or classical music played by drops of water falling on their umbrellas.

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“DeMarinis is a local artist with an international reputation, a guy who infuses a love of history with an interest in technology. The Stanford professor talked to me about how he drew inspiration for “RainDance” from a 1909 book that illustrated how the sound of a ticking watch could be transmitted through water.

“Go singin’ in the rain in San Jose. Or rather, let the rain sing for you. It’s an adventure with a legacy much older than Gene Kelly’s 1952 movie.”

- Scott Herhold

via Mercury News